Winemaker Notes
Wild, fresh strawberries pop out of the glass and flow through the finish.The pale pink glow offers a first indication of the delicate flower that is the 2018 Rose of Grenache. Dancing with freshly curves across the palate, the fruit becomes firm and fresh through the crisp finish. A classic rose for any occasion.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Stolpman Vineyards Rosé of Grenache exhibits excellent fruit concentration. TASTING NOTES: This wine is aromatic, flavorful, and pleasing. Pair its piquant aromas and flavors of strawberries and raspberries with grilled wild salmon fillets. (Tasted: May 17, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
A delicate shade of crystal pink in the glass, this bottling's very light nose offers hints of lemon pith and a touch of cherry. It's extremely textural on the palate, where a chalky structure carries subtle yet refreshing flavors of strawberry and rosebud.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
Accounting for only ten percent of the greater Santa Ynez AVA, Ballard Canyon’s north-south orientation provides an ideal pattern of sunshine and martime fog for producing excellent Syrah. While Syrah is planted to half of the total AVA acreage, an additional third is dedicated to other Rhône varieties, red and white.